the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Nice
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.
(2):
(superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
(3):
(superl.) Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
(4):
(superl.) Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.
(5):
(superl.) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
(6):
(superl.) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
(7):
(superl.) Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nice'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/nice.html. 1828.
